Manufacture of cereal germ oil



to break into the individual cells of the -is free of sarcoma producing substances and may .foods, and particularly Patented May 12, 1942 UNITED STATES MANUFACTURE OF CEREAL-GERM OIL Sidney Mushen-New York, N. Y., assignor to Musher Foundation Incrporated, New York, I

a corporation of New York No Drawing. Application December 22,1939, Serial No. 310,555

This invention relates to the production of wheat germ oil.

In accordance with this invention, a finely milled oily paste is prepared by grinding or finely macerating a sufiicient quantity of glyceride g oil, preferably cod liver or other fish oil, with the wheat germ, and then expressing in a plate press to remove the cod liver oil-wheat germ oil combination which contains substantially all the wheat germ oil contained in the wheat germ,r1lo leaving behind a wheat germ residue in which the wheat germ oil has been replaced by'cod liver oil, for example, and which residue is valuable for feeding purposes.

In accordance with this invention, the wheat {l5 germ is ground to a finely milled, oily paste using 1 parts by weight of cod liver oil to 1 part by weight of wheat germ, the paste being perfectly smooth. The grinding is preferably conducted between stone rollers, the rollers moving either in opposite directions or :at difierent speeds whereby a fine maceration and breakdown of the wheat germ cells are obtained. .The mixture may also be put through a colloid mill in-order wheat 2 5 germ and permit the wheat germ oil to be -re,-" leased and replaced by the added oil.

The time of grinding may vary from about 15 seconds upwards although generally a grinding period of about seconds is sufficient thorough- 19,0 ly to break through the cell structure of the germ.

The paste thus obtained is desirably not subjected to a screw type expression for the paste is not readily held in the grinding chamber. In-, I

stead, the paste is placed in a pot type press whereby a tight fitting piston operating under great pressure expresses the oil from the paste without the paste exuding from the sides of the press. Thus the paste is expressed in batches,

The oil thus obtained contains substantially all of the oil of the wheat germ, and the glyceride oil-wheat germ oil combination thus obtained shows no objectionable odor of the wheat germ,

desirably be used as a oil for pharmaceutical other oils, preferably high vitamin containing purposes, for fortifying glyceride oils, or other for addition to animal feeds such as in preparing complete poultryso feeds. The oil used for forming into a paste with the wheat germ is desirably a glyceride oil of fish origin, such as cod liver oil, halibut liver oil, tuna fish liver oil, shark liver oil, herring oil, 55

" the wheat germ residue sirabl'y contains over about .the glyceride oil because .then diluted in too large a quantity of the added grinding, be: allowed to- .IS-minutesto 1-2 hours in. an equal amount by weight of the glyceride I fcellular structure of the wheat germ and-enable 12 Claims. {01. 260412-4) mackerel oil, salmon'oil, or menhaden oil. Other glyceride oils which may also be utilized are the animal and vegetable oils and fats, in crude, refined or hydrogenated condition, such as olive oil, cottonseed oil, sesame oil; peanut oil, soya bean oil, corn oil, and lard.

Where desiredQordinary wheat germ oil in crude or refined condition may also be utilized as the glyoeride oil for grinding with additional wheat germ.

For example, wheat germ may be solvent extractedby the use of hexane, and the Wheat germ oil thus obtained may, with or without refining, be ground with equal parts by weight oil wheat germ to an oily pasty condition and then expressed. I I l l In addition to using the unexpressed crunextracted wheat germ for grinding with an oil, I

or cake obtained following ordinary expeller expression may also be utilized for grinding into a paste with a glyceride oil and then expressing in the manner above mentioned; There is then removed from the wheat germ residue the balance of the wheat germ oil remaining in the residue after the previous expression or extraction.

' Although the proportion of .1 parts of cod liver oil to every 1 part of wheat germ by Weight is specifically called for and is the desirable proportion to use in. order to produce the most de sirable wheat germ oil-cod liver oil combination, other proportions may be employed varying from 1 part to about 2% parts by weight ofthe; glyceride oil to every 1 part of the wheat germ.

The oily viscous paste before expression detotal solids and preferably or more total solids.

It is undesirable touse larger proportions of the wheat germ oil is glyceride oil". V v i .Where desired,- thewheat germ may, before soak for a period of from oil in order to soften the the pasteto be formed more readily.

The residue which is obtained after the. paste is expressed by means ofthe pot typepress is desirably subjected to a second expression in a Although the paste cannot be handled by the ordinary screw type expeller, after the paste has by the ordinary screw 2 been expressed by means of the special piston type expeller, the residue may then be handled type expeller.

Other cereal germs including rice germs, corn germs, oat germs and rye germs may similarly be utilized for grinding with cod liver oil or other glyceride oil.

The glyceride oil made up of the combination of the wheat germ oil and the, added oil used for grinding with the wheat germ is extremely stable to oxidative deterioration and the antioxidant properties of the wheat germ oil are con siderably enhanced as a result of extractionrrom the wheat germ by when compared with the ordinary cold pressed the process of this-invention; .15

wheat germ oil. Not only is the added oil such as the cod liver oil effect is considerably enhanced over the ordinary wheat germ oil removed by ordinary methods and the combined wheat germ oil-glyceride oil combination may be used for blending or mixing with other glyceride oils to stabilize such other oils against deterioration.

Although a glyceride oil is more particularly called for under this invention, there'may much less preferably be utilized refined white mineral oil for admixture with the wheat germs or these other germs to form a paste and for subsequent expression of the paste as indicated above.

The germs may, where desired, be obtained from cereals which have been subjected or the germs may otherwise have been subjected to a sprouting or germinating process before grinding with the oil. For example, wheat may be allowed to germinate by soaking in water until the wheat has absorbed about half of its weight of water, and then allowed to sprout. The dried germs may then be removed and prepared as an oily paste in accordance with this invention.

The cereals before the germs are removed and preferably the germs are desirably puffed by sub-, jecting to a high temperature under pressure and then suddenly released. by the use of puffing s. For example, the germs, containing a small quantity of moisture, maybe subjected to a pressure of 80 pounds .per square inch for seconds, at a temperature of about 500 .F.,and then released to form the puffed germs. The puffed germs are readily ground to a macerated, oily paste and then expressed in accordance with this invention. I I

Particularly wher during the grinding and macerating operation, the paste is subjected to an elevated temperature of in excess of 200 F. and desirably to about 250 F. or more, the oil obtained by expression of the paste is substantially stabilized against oxidative deterioration. Having described my invention, what'I claim is: l. A method of extracting an oil from a cereal germ, which comprises in low moisture condition with an oil selected from the group consisting of the glyceride oils and mineral oil to form an oily viscous paste containing in excess of about 35% total solids until the oil has been extracted from said cereal germ and then expressing the oil from the solids whereby there is produced a high quality and highly stable oil. i I

2. A method of extracting an oil from wheat germ, which comprises grinding said wheat germ in low moisture condition with a glyceride oil to form an oily viscous paste until the oil 'has'been extracted from said wheat germ and then expressused for preparation into a. paste with the wheat germ substantially ,stabilized against deterioration, but the stabilizing.

'by cod liver oil ing the oil from the solids whereby there is produced a high quality and highly stable glyceride 3. A method of extracting an oil from wheat germ, which comprises grinding said wheat germ in low moisture condition with cod liver oil to form an oily viscous paste containing in excess of about total solids until the oil has been extracted from said wheat germ and then expressing the oil from the solids whereby there is produced a high quality and highly stable glyceride oil.

. 4. A highly stabilized glyceride oil carrying the oil solublecon'stituents of a finely divided oily paste of a'low moisture containing cereal germ, extracted after prolonged grinding of the glyceride oil with the cereal germ, said paste containing in excess of about 35% total solids.

5. A process of obtaining a wheat germresidue in which the wheat germ oil has been replaced which comprises grinding the wheat germ to a finely milled oily paste with cod liver oil, and then crushing the paste to remove the .oil therefrom.

6. A process of removing substantially all of the wheat germ oil from wheat germ which comprises grinding about 1 part by weight of wheat Ito obtain a mixed oil germ with about 1 parts by weight of cod liver oil to form a finely milled oily paste, continuing said grinding for a period varying from about 15 to 30 seconds, and expressing the resultant paste which carries substantially all of the wheat germ oil of the wheat germ.

'I. A process of treating wheat germ which comprises grinding low moisture containing wheat germ with a glyceride oil at a temperatureof above at least 200 F. to form a paste and then expressing the paste to remove the oil therefrom.

8. A method of extracting an oil from a cereal germ, which comprises grinding said cereal germ in low moisture condition at a temperature of above at least 200 F. with an oil selected from the group consisting of the glyceride oils. and mineral oil toform an oily viscous paste containing in excess of about 35% total solids until the oil has been extracted from the solids, whereby there isproduced a high quality and highly stable oil.

9. A method of extracting 'an oil from a cereal germ, which comprises grinding said cereal germ in low moisture condition at a temperature of above at least 200 F. with a glyceride oil to form an oily viscous paste containing in excess of about 35% total solids until the oil has been extracted from the solids, whereby there is pro- 'duced a high quality and highly stable oil.

grinding said cereal germ .10; A highly stabilized glyceride oil carrying the oil soluble constituents of a finely divided oily paste of a low moisture containing wheat germ, extracted after prolonged grinding of the glyceride oil with the wheat germ, said paste containing in excess of about 35% total solids.

'11. A highly stabilized fish oil carrying the oil soluble constituents of a finely divided oily paste of a low moisture containing cereal germ, ex-

tracted after prolonged grinding of the fish oil 1 with the cereal germ,'sa1d paste containing in excess of about 35% g I total solids.

12. A highly stabilized fish oil carrying the oil soluble constituents of a finely divided oily paste of a low moisture containing wheat germ, extracted after prolonged grinding of the fish oil with the wheat germ,'said 'paste containing in fexcessof about. 35% total solids. SIDNEY MUSHER. 

